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Autore: |
Stilwell Jeffrey D
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Titolo: |
Frozen in time : prehistoric life in Antarctica / / Jeffrey D. Stilwell and John A. Long
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Pubblicazione: | Collingwood, Vic., : CSIRO Pub., 2011 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
Disciplina: | 560.989 |
Soggetto topico: | Fossils - Antarctica |
Paleontology - Antarctica | |
Environmental geology - Antarctica | |
Climatic changes - Antarctica | |
Soggetto geografico: | Antarctica Discovery and exploration |
Altri autori: |
LongJohn A
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Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover; contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The cold, barren land we call Antarctica; 2 A continent discovered; 3 The fossil pioneers; 4 Antarctica's oldest fossils; 5 The age of fish and ferns; 6 A time of southern coal swamps; 7 Giant amphibians and hairy reptiles; 8 Volcanic lakes and early dinosaurs; 9 When dinosaurs ruled; 10 When giant reptiles swam in southern seas; 11 Killer birds, giant penguins and early mammals; 12 The big chill: from paradise to polar ice; 13 Life today in the frozen south; Endnotes; Glossary; References and further reading; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | Presents a comprehensive overview of the fossil record of Antarctica framed within its changing environmental settings. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Frozen in time ![]() |
ISBN: | 0-643-10402-X |
1-283-32082-7 | |
9786613320827 | |
0-643-10401-1 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910827208503321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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